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The customer reported sample port detachment while the rn was drawing a clean catch urine sample off of a foley catheter; no medical intervention was necessary.Medline quality received 1 ea of the reported product in unpackaged, used condition, and visual assessment revealed that the sample port was seated within the sample port housing and the valve was able to be easily pulled out of the housing.The reported issue was verified, and it was noted that the valve stem had a lack of glue on the stem.The vendor was able to reproduce the results when an insufficient amount of glue is applied to the stem before attaching the valve to the sample port housing, attributed this issue to employee training, and reported that operators will be trained and the aql will be tightened for inspection.There were no reports of death, serious injury, medical intervention, or follow up care.It has been determined that the reported event could cause or contribute to serious injury if it were to occur again.In an abundance of caution, this is a reportable event.If additional information becomes available this report will be reopened and reevaluated.This medical device report (mdr) is being submitted as part of retrospective review activities, which include review of historical data in accordance with regulations at 21 cfr part 803.The information included in this mdr reflects the information reasonably known to the manufacturer at the time of this retrospective review and submission.
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